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Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN

Name: Pulaski Livestock Auction - Pulaski, TN livestock auction prices — 2024-03-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Pulaski, Tennessee · Tue, Mar 5

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2080

← Feb 20Mar 5Mar 19 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

262 head

▼ 229 vs last sale 491▼ 44 vs year ago 306 · −14.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

47 head

▼ 28 vs last sale 75▼ 4 vs year ago 51 · −7.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 35▲ 2 vs year ago 11 · +18.2%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $236.53/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −147.59 against this barn's trailing median of $384.12.

Average price

$236.53

42 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3

$56.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.26

vs TN average

−35.38 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	553	241.20	1,335	35
Medium and Large 2-3	550	217.84	1,197	6thin
Medium and Large 3	505	185.00	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $56.20/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale42 hd

236.53

—

TN average9 barns · 424 hd

243.79

−7.26

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−35.38

This barn, trailing median30 sales

384.12

−147.59

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $420.69, low $301.40, median $384.12 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,805	130.20	2,350	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	113.99	1,670	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,253	110.04	1,379	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,026	95.07	975	10

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age

Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,105	$1,310	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	990	$2,002	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	985	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

74 lots · USDA AMS · Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Steers	300–350	Small 1-2	325	254.38/cwt	235.00–275.00	827	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	328	285.80/cwt	250.00–320.00	937	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	804	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	355	343.75/cwt	342.50–345.00	1,220	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	380	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	1,036	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	425	278.71/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,185	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	435	315.55/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,373	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	472	303.35/cwt	295.00–312.50	1,432	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	483	297.38/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,436	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	488	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,232	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	523	287.42/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,503	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	555	271.22/cwt	267.50–275.00	1,505	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	635	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,556	1
Steers	650–700	Small 1-2	695	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,494	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	720	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,742	1
Steers	750–800	Small 1-2	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1-2	798	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,827	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1-2	250	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	725	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2-3	260	252.64/cwt	245.00–260.00	657	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	231.31/cwt	227.50–235.00	740	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1-2	345	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	966	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2-3	345	258.75/cwt	255.00–262.50	893	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2-3	365	272.60/cwt	270.00–275.00	995	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1-2	377	271.50/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,024	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2	400	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	900	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	416	252.63/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,051	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	423	264.26/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,118	7
Heifers	400–450	Small 1-2Fleshy	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	460	258.44/cwt	257.50–265.00	1,189	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	478	240.11/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,148	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	517	244.52/cwt	232.50–257.50	1,264	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	527	235.90/cwt	232.50–237.50	1,243	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	552	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,325	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	572	199.78/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,143	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	582	238.82/cwt	232.50–240.00	1,390	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2-3	623	207.22/cwt	197.50–217.50	1,291	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	636	229.82/cwt	228.00–237.50	1,462	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1-2	660	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,287	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	670	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,323	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	715	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,162	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls16 lots · lightest first
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1-2	428	318.71/cwt	317.50–320.00	1,364	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2-3	430	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,107	1
Bulls	400–450	Small 1-2Fleshy	436	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	850	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1-2	473	288.73/cwt	285.00–292.50	1,366	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2-3	475	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,247	1
Bulls	450–500	Small 1-2	480	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,248	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1-2	511	264.36/cwt	257.50–267.50	1,351	4
Bulls	500–550	Small 1-2	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2-3	528	252.53/cwt	250.00–257.50	1,333	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1-2	567	255.47/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,449	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2-3	585	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,389	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1-2	615	239.84/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,475	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2-3	684	223.77/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,531	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1-2	718	227.46/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,633	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2-3	730	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,387	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2-3	755	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,435	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,735	118.43/cwt	118.00–119.00	2,055	2
Bulls	—	—	1,792	126.23/cwt	119.00–131.00	2,262	5
Bulls	—	—	1,872	144.67/cwt	143.00–146.00	2,708	3
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	95.07/cwt	90.00–105.00	975	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,253	110.04/cwt	102.00–115.50	1,379	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,363	121.63/cwt	120.00–124.00	1,658	4
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,462	112.25/cwt	106.00–116.75	1,641	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,683	106.56/cwt	106.00–107.00	1,793	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	990	2,002.08/head	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,002	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 2-3	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,105	1,310.00/head	1,310.00–1,310.00	1,310	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,290	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1

This sale against other markets

Tennessee weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Tennessee auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Tennessee feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Pulaski Stockyard - Pulaski, TN

Tue Mar 5, 2024

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Nashville, TN (LS-NV)

Feeder CattleReceipts 262Last week 491Year ago 306

Slaughter CattleReceipts 47Last week 75Year ago 51

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 35Year ago 11

Compared to the same sale two weeks ago, Slaughter cows 5.00 higher. Slaughter bulls 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle mostly steady. Quality fair to good. Demand good.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	257.50	257.50
1	450–500	475	262.50	262.50
3	500–550	528	250.00–257.50	252.53
1	550–600	585	237.50	237.50
4	650–700	684	220.00–225.00	223.77
1	700–750	730	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	755	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	317.50–320.00	318.71
2	450–500	473	285.00–292.50	288.73
4	500–550	511	257.50–267.50	264.36
10	550–600	567	240.00–270.00	255.47
3	600–650	615	230.00–245.00	239.84
2	700–750	718	225.00–230.00	227.46

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	436	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	355	342.50–345.00	343.75
6	400–450	435	310.00–332.50	315.55
2	450–500	483	290.00–305.00	297.38
6	500–550	523	275.00–305.00	287.42
2	550–600	555	267.50–275.00	271.22
1	700–750	720	242.00	242.00
2	750–800	798	229.00	229.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	250.00–320.00	285.80
1	350–400	380	272.50	272.50
2	400–450	425	275.00–282.50	278.71
2	450–500	488	250.00–255.00	252.54
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	635	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	472	295.00–312.50	303.35

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	235.00–275.00	254.38
1	650–700	695	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	345	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	377	260.00–280.00	271.50
7	400–450	423	250.00–280.00	264.26
8	450–500	460	257.50–265.00	258.44
14	500–550	517	232.50–257.50	244.52
18	550–600	582	232.50–240.00	238.82
5	600–650	636	228.00–237.50	229.82
1	650–700	660	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	552	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	400	200.00–250.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	260	245.00–260.00	252.64
2	300–350	345	255.00–262.50	258.75
2	350–400	365	270.00–275.00	272.60
5	400–450	416	240.00–260.00	252.63
6	450–500	478	200.00–255.00	240.11
3	500–550	527	232.50–237.50	235.90
3	550–600	572	175.00–225.00	199.78
2	600–650	623	197.50–217.50	207.22
1	650–700	670	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	227.50–235.00	231.31
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	715	162.50	162.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,002.08

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 2-3$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,105	1,310.00	1,310.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,450.00	1,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,792	119.00–131.00	126.23
2	—	1,735	118.00–119.00	118.43
3	—	1,872	143.00–146.00	144.67

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,462	106.00–116.75	112.25
2	—	1,683	106.00–107.00	106.56
4	—	1,363	120.00–124.00	121.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,253	102.00–115.50	110.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,026	90.00–105.00	95.07

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.